The Sunday of All Saints of Russia

(Tone 1)

 

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 1, on 10: Octoechos 4; Saints 6 (Come, ye assemblies of Russia); G: Saints (Rejoice, O sure rule of Russia); N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week.

Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.

3 Readings for the Saints.

Litia: Sticheron of the Temple and the stichera of the Saints (Rejoice with us, all ye choirs of saints); G/N Saints (All the noetic ranks rejoice with us).

Aposticha: Octoechos; G: Saints (Celebrating the yearly commemoration of our holy kinsmen); N: Theotokion in the Menaion (Let us sound the clarion of hymns).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Saints (As a beautiful fruit) x1.

 

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 1; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G: Saints (As a beautiful fruit); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 8 (O Good One).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Saints: We magnify you, O all ye saints that have shone forth in the Russian land, and we honor your holy memory, for ye do pray for us to Christ our God; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe of the Tone, Sessional Hymns of the Saints.

Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon in tone of the week.

Matins Gospel 2, Mark 16:1-8 (§70).

Having beheld the resurrection; Psalm 50; G: Through the prayers of the apostles; N: Through the prayers of the Theotokos; Have mercy on me, O God; Jesus having risen; Save, O God, Thy people.

 

Canon:   Resurrection         4              Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.

                Theotokos             2              O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

                Saints                     8              All ye saints who have shone forth in the Russian Land, pray to God for us.

                Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 1.

                Katavasia, I shall open my mouth

 

After Ode 3, Kontakion (Today the choir of the saints) and Ikos of the Saints; Sessional hymns of the Saints (Christ, the Sun of righteousness); G/N: Theotokion (O ye faithful, let us make haste).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

 

Holy is the Lord, our God.   

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Saints (In hymns let us praise); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.

Praises, Tone 1, on 8: Resurrection 4; Saints 4 (Thou didst send Thy Spirit, O Lord – with the doxasticon, and the final two psalm verses: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations. & Blessed are they that fear the Lord, that walk in His ways); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the troparion: Today is salvation; the two remaining Litanies and Resurrectional dismissal; First Hour.

 

The Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Saints; Kontakion: Saints and Resurrection, alternating.

 

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 10; Resurrection: 6; Saints: 4.

After the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, A.  

Prokimenon, Tone 1: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. & Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the Lord.

Epistle: Romans 2:10-16 (§81) & Hebrews 11:33-12:2 (§330).

Alleluia, Tone 1.

Gospel: Matthew 4:18-23 (§9) & Matthew 4:25-5:12 (§10).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

Resurrectional Dismissal.